Contact: Senator Alex X.

Mooney
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13 October 2010

DEMOCRAT YOUNG PROPOSES PLEDGE

HE HAS ALREADY BROKEN
Young Challenges Mooney Not to Run Again, a Pledge Young has Broken Many Times

FREDERICK, MD – Democrat Ron Young challenged Republican Senator Alex X. Mooney to pledge not to seek office for a
fifth term, if elected in November. In a statement, Young writes: “I would like to know if [Mooney] will pledge to make
his next [term] his last [term] should he win. I will further pledge to never run again if I lose.”

“Ron Young has apparently forgotten that he has broken this pledge many times during his near four decades in office,”
Senator Mooney explained. “Unlike Young, I don’t make and break pledges. Consider his record.”

According to press accounts, Young made the following statements throughout his career in government service:

“I am not considering running for a second term. I came in with certain goals in mind, and I really feel that with three
years left I am going to be able to accomplish these goals.” (“Mayor Young: One term’s enough” Frederick News-Post
2/6/1975)

Just two years later, Young announced he would seek a second term as Mayor of Frederick. In an article titled “Young to
run again,” Young announced he had no plans to make a “lifetime career” out of politics. “I really have no desire to be
another Mayor (Lloyd) Culler.” (FNP 6/18/1977)

In 1981, Young was quoted in The Frederick News-Post, “This will definitely be my last term,’ [Young] said without
equivocation.” (FNP 10/28/1981)

In 1989, after losing to Republican Paul Gordon, The Frederick News-Post reported, “[Young] added, though, he had no
intention of seeking public office again. ‘I am a one-time loser,’ [Young] said.” (FNP 11/8/1989)

During speculation Young might seek another elected office, the Glade Times & Mountain Mirror reported, “While some
had speculated that [Young] would make a move toward the legislation, he said that kind of political office is not for
him.” (GT&MM 1/3/1990)

Finally, in 2004, Young noted that classmates of his 45 th high school reunion asked if he would run for mayor again, to
which Young responded, “I have learned to never say never, but it is very unlikely.” (FNP 1/17/2004)

“Young has a 35-year track record of letting voters down on pledges not to seek elected office,” Mooney noted. “Like
any career politician, he’s trying to change the subject after voters learned he supports new and higher taxes.
Unfortunately for Young, trying to change the subject exposed his record of breaking the very pledge he wants me to
take.”

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